I honestly didn’t love this place. Not sure if I really even liked it. Wait staff was friendly and attentive but the food was terrible. Omelet was insanely greasy, I actually couldn’t believe whoever was cooking would need to oil the flat top that much. It was almost unbearable. The home fries were dull and flavorless– but not in an under seasoned way, more like there was a seasoning present that I wasn’t able to place and it just wasn’t suppose to be there; and there was too much of it. I’m guessing this place is always packed with regulars who have been going there for years and families. And that’s okay, it just wasn’t the place for me.
Becky P.
Place rating: 1 Tucson, AZ
Great place if you’re a local. The staff tends to treat you like dirt if they don’t know you. The place wasn’t busy, but as I see it, they don’t really care too much for outsiders…
Don P.
Place rating: 4 East Longmeadow, MA
This is a quintessential Irish bar 365 days a year not just on St. Patrick’s day. Now if you wish to savor St. Patrick’s day at O’ Brien’s get there early or be prepared to stand for a considerable length of time in an elbow to elbow backside press before a seat opens up at the bar. The service is always good even when they are extremely busy, the menu is solid with many of your old Irish and pub favorites and a nice variety of homemade soups is served each and every day. The prices are more than reasonable for food or drink anytime of year, the atmosphere is Emerald Isle inviting and your experience will truly be one of a kind. Oh the corn-beef you ask, will of course as «tender as me mother’s love». There are very few Irish Bars in the Greater Springfield area with as rich a tradition as O’Brien’s even with the recent change in ownership things remain as they should.
Eric R.
Place rating: 4 Springfield, MA
I’ve only been here once. I had a good time. Early morning about 8am guys getting off of a night shift wanted to go for breakfast and beers. Perfect idea after a long week. The menu for breakfast was good and the service was excellent. I only give it four stars cause I don’t know what it’s like during the day or evenings.
Joseph F.
Place rating: 5 Springfield, MA
It’s a great place to go where you know the bartender and get a pint. Its nice and comfortable. Some nights there are lots of women some nights there are not. Its kind of hit or miss.
Sheila Z.
Place rating: 3 Wethersfield, CT
The clam chowder is good in the few dining room tables, but you have to wade thru the blue collars in the bar to negotiate the bathrooms, not a good option with anyone not able bodied. Will not go back.
Stefani W.
Place rating: 3 Saint Louis, MO
This is the local watering hole for Solutia Inc. and the Post Office Distribution center. It has a nice hole in the wall type bar. The wait staff can have a bit of an attitude, but not enough to be off putting. Selection of bar and liquor is standard but the atmosphere is good. Food is decent, despite the sign on the outside of the building boosting the best seafood in Springfield. Because the bar is attached to a small restaurant, the selection is a bit broader than your normal bar fare. Friends have loved the crab cakes and stuffed mushrooms. I have eaten here for lunch once, and I had a delicious traditional Shepard’s pie. In short, OK food, good bar.